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Original Research / BY: Olivia F. Hunter July/August 2025
... and Development (OECD) member countries with universal health care.[ 1 ] Among eight such countries, Canada was ... ] These increased wait times have consequences for patient health and wellness. From a physiological perspective, ... heightened pain, increased surgical complexity, and poorer health outcomes.[ 6,7 ] Psychologically, increased wait times ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... Victoria Hospitals Foundation, industry partners, Island Health Research grants, and other awards, including the 2024 ... the world is streamlined. Through Doctors of BC and Island Health Research grants, we now treat children as young as 3 ... Physiatry in Regina; Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services in Sunnyvale, California; and ...
News / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2025
... controversial critic of our single-payer, publicly funded health care system. To his supporters, his tireless advocacy ... and the egalitarian ideals embodied in the Canada Health Act will be eroded.     My Fight for Canadian ...     The book’s final chapters examine the future of health care in Canada and include an examination of the ...
Premise / BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... antimicrobial prescriptions can harm patients, the health care system, and the environment, and there continues ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP July/August 2025
... more than 20% of youth missed school because of mental health challenges, up from 15% in 2018. [3] The rate of ... and youth and the proportion who rate their mental health as fair or poor have been increasing for over a ... anxiety disorder, and 95 000 have a diagnosed mental health disorder. Less than half receive treatment. [1-3]   ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD July/August 2025
... team members or who independently hire allied health providers or nurses for their clinics or other primary ... a registered nurse, a pharmacist, and a community health nurse—recently completed a quality improvement ... team, clarify roles, and increase coordination with health authority home care support teams and resources. Since ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelina Babul, PhD July/August 2025
... and Prevention Unit —Karen Takai Program Manager, Health Care Programs, WorkSafeBC —Olivia Sampson, MD ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2025
... Indigenous Peoples, patients, medical learners, and other health care professionals to ensure all interest holders’ ... are reflected. The statement also notes that although Health Canada uses a risk-based approach, “this framework ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD July/August 2025
... In the US, the antivaccine rhetoric from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has grown ... media for information, trusted sources like our public health agencies and organizations can continue to promote ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD July/August 2025
... our practices, and creativity to how we solve problems in health care. When we honor and uplift the diverse voices ... and remind us that connection is at the heart of health. Let this summer also serve as a time to reflect on ... alike. And in doing so, we don’t just build a better health care system—we build a better BC. —Charlene Lui, ...